Tag: brain pickings
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Maria on Character
Brain Pickings: What is Character? Debunking the Myth of Fixed Personality Who am I? What is my character? What is my personality? These are questions that intrigue or trouble me according to the mood of the day. And I have been known to let myself be crushed under the weight of their unanswerability at the…
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Maria on Living in the Age of Anxiety
Another thoughtful piece from Maria on life (and living) in the modern era. I particularly enjoyed this quote from Alan Watts: The “primary consciousness,” the basic mind which knows reality rather than ideas about it, does not know the future. It lives completely in the present, and perceives nothing more than what is at this moment. The…
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2013’s Best Books on Writing & Creativity (à la Maria)
I wasn’t going to borrow yet another entry from Maria, but this one is just too good. So, to end 2013, here’s Maria’s Best Books on Writing and Creativity. Find below the bits I love the most – the original is quite long. But when you have time, do read Maria’s post in its entirety…
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Maria on How to Tell Love from Passion
Another lovely piece from Brain Pickings. A good follow-up read to her Literary Definitions of Love, already posted here. I do use a lot of her material, don’t I? I blame her writings for being too interesting!
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13 Best Science & Tech Books of 2013 (according to Maria)
13 Best Science & Tech Books of 2013 (according to Maria) Ripped off Brainpickings, as per ush.
Val Saksornchai 